After a couple of years of supply chain challenges impacting ag input availability, Northwest Ohio Farmer Ryan Mohr says the situation has improved for his farm. “Things have gone well. We did have some issues getting our chemical in but that was a supplier issue. They thought they had shipped it to us, but they hadn’t,” he says. “That showed up last Monday when we started our burndown.” He tells […]
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says the Environmental Protection Agency needs to act soon on a potential emergency waiver that would allow sales of E15 this summer. “Don’t give me this stuff from the EPA that the suppliers don’t have time to adjust to a June 1st sale of E15,” he said. “Last year at this very same time (EPA) announced it and (suppliers) didn’t have any trouble adjusting to it.” […]
Members of the ag industry are concerned that the future of the Waters of the US rule leaves producers with too many unanswered questions. Nebraska Senator Pete Ricketts says the Biden administration won’t rewrite its rule even with a decision from the US Supreme Court in Sackett v. EPA. “It seems likely, depending on EPA’s action, we will have to be back in court again for an injunction on this […]
The Slovek Ranch has been selected as the 2023 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award. The Philip area cattle ranch has nearly 26-thousand acres of grazing lands managed by Bill and Penny Slovek, and the families of their adult children, Bo, Brock, and Belinda. In the early 2000s, Bill took over from his father and began developing water infrastructure and removing old fences. He started using rotational grazing, which led to […]
The first round of grants for Wisconsin’s Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program has been announced. Twenty of the thirty-one applications were funded, totaling 1.6 million dollars. Projects vary and involve several different crops, cover crops, technologies, and fertilizer products. For example, one study will utilize the Augmenta camera system to determine nitrogen use efficiency and yields. Another study looks at urea applications when applying poultry litter to corn fields. Another study […]
Negotiations surrounding West Coast ports are creating uncertainty in the U.S. supply chain and the agriculture industry is watching for a resolution. Progress is unclear as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association released differing statements over a potential agreement Thursday. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union said it has reached a tentative agreement on some key issues, while the Pacific Maritime Association said although there has […]
A storm system currently centered over the upper Great Lakes region will gradually weaken. However, the threat of locally severe thunderstorms will linger through Saturday in parts of the eastern U.S., while snow showers will shift from the northern Plains into portions of the Great Lakes States. In the storm’s wake, frost and freezes should occur as far south as the central Plains and the Tennessee Valley. Additional frost and […]
A Senate Republican says he would like the US to expand export markets in Europe, but misinformation could be preventing significant growth. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says some countires believe that US ag products are not environmentally friendly and discussing sustainability efforts helps improve relations. “To be able to get our European allies to understand the science behind the technology we use […]
Nebraska lawmakers are considering a bill that would transition the state’s E10 fuel supply to E15 and require retailers to offer the higher blend at half of the dispensers. Omaha State Senator Megan Hunt opposes the bill due to a mandate that requires retailers to make E15 pumps available. “I don’t think that it’s worth it to put it on the backs of retailers at a cost to them when […]
